Does international break help or hinder Arsenal?

[Getty Images] The Premier League is on a break for almost three weeks as international football takes centre stage. For some clubs, the pause in domestic action has come at the right time as they look to regroup, but for others it halts some much-needed momentum. With the FA Cup quarter-finals being played during the first weekend in April, the next Premier League action will not be until 10 April.

Premier League leaders Arsenal head into the international break in a strong position, sitting nine points clear of second-placed Manchester City, albeit having played a game more than Pep Guardiola's side. But with their next league game not until 11 April when they host Bournemouth, it is a long time to stew on their Carabao Cup final loss to City. They are not completely without fixtures until then as they play Championship side Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals on 4 April and then Sporting in the Champions League quarter-finals three days later.

"They were unbeaten in 14 so it's about how they react to this loss," former Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul said on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast on Sunday. "The nerves are clearly there because they've been that close [to winning the Premier League] in the past few years. "If they just keep their cool in the next few weeks - how the club reacts is going to be so important.

"They've still got City away in April and that game is going to be huge for the title. " Gunners fans, has the international break come at a good time? What will Mikel Arteta be most focused on during the break?